Means for cooling the head of one having a permanent wave



Aug. 16, 1932. w. G. PARKER 1,371,553

MEANS FOR COOLING THE HEAD OF ONE HAVING A PERMANENT WAVE Filed June 26.1931 5 Sheets-Sheet l I nvcnlor Aug. 16, 1932. w. G. PARKER 1,871,553

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MEANS FOR COOLING THE HEAD OF ONE HAVE[NG A PERMANENT WAVE Filed June26. 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 flllorney Patented Aug. 16, 1932 UNT'ED STATESPATENT orric WILLIAM G. PARKER, F LAKELAND, FLORIDA MEANS FOR COOLINGTHE HEAD OF ONE HAVING 'A PERMANENT WAVE Application filed June 26,

This invention relates to means for cooling the head of a person takinga permanentwave, the general object of the invent on bemg to providemeans for introducing chilled air against the scalp while the permanentwave devices are in use so as to prevent the heating devices fromheating the scalp.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combina- 0*tion and arrangement of the several parts,

to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is an elevation of the cooling de- 203 vice.

Fig. 2' is a sectional view through the casing containing the motordriven fan.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View through the ice box.

Fig. A is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Figs. 6 and 7 are views of the pads.

Fig, 8 is a sectional view showing how the nozzle is placed through theopenings ofthe pad so that the air therefrom will impinge against thescalp to keep the same cool.

In these drawings, the letter Aindicates a casing which includes thebase 1,'the housing 2 and the sound insulating lining 3. A motor 4 issupported by the block 5 of rubber or the like, and a fan casing 6 isconnected with the motor casing and a fan 7 to the shaft 8 of the motor,the fan being located in the fan casing. Balance blocks 9 of rubber orthe like are placed in the ends of the casing, one block engaging an endof the motor housing and the other a part of the fan casing.

The motor casing and the fan casing are spacedfrom the internal walls of.the housing A and the front wall of the fan casing is provided with theopenings 10. A tubular member 11 extends through the base of the housingand air entering the tubular member will flow into the housing andaround the motor and fan casings and then through the 1931. Serial No.547,139.

opening 10 into the fan casing and this air will be driven by this fanthrough the tubularextension 12 of the fan casing which projects fromthe bottom of the housing and through the nipples 13 carried by the cap14 which fits over the extended end 12 and then thru thehose 15 throughthe elongated nozzles 17 which are each provided with a flattened andcurved nozzle end 18. The hose 15 will be connected in any suitablemanner to the nozzles and the nipples 13, though I prefer to slip thehose over the parts. 7 An ice'box B composed ofdouble walls spacedapart, as shown, has'its interior connected by a hose 22 to. the member11150.

that chilled'air from the ice box will pass 6 intothe housing A. Thisbox is provided with a hinged'top 23 which is also of double wallconstruction and the air enters the box. through the opening 24 andpasses downwardlythrough the space 25 between inner and outer walls ofoneside of the'casing, and then through a zigzag passage formed in thebottom of the casing by the baffles 30 and then up through the space 27at the other side of the casing and into the box through the openings28. The air then passes over the ice inth box and thru the nipple 29into'the tube 22 and then the chilled air passes through the tubularpart 11 into the housing A. I

The conductors for the motor are shown at 19 and a switch'20 controlsthe circuit and oil is supplied to the bearings of the motor through thetubes 21. o

Fig.6 shows a pad which may be used with the device, this pad consistingof'the two parts 30 pivotally connected together as shown at 31, eachpartbeing of substantially crescent shape so that when in closedposition an opening 32 will be formed for the passage of the bunch ofhairy as shown in Fig. 8. A flange 33 of felt orthe like is attached toeach section for forminga chamber under thepad for the collectionofairwhen one of the nozzles is placed through an opening 34 in the pad asshown in Fig.8. The two members can be adj ustably connected together bythe means showngenerally at 85.

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of pad or clip in which the two parts areconnected together at one edge as shown at 36 and in this form of thedevice, it does not havea felt rim.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by placing a nozzle throughtheopening in the clip pad and starting the motor, chilled air will bedrawn from the ice box into the housing A and from this housing thechilled air will pass through thehose and nozzles into the pocketsformed by the pads and thus the scalp will be kept cool by the chilledair,

and there is no danger of burning of the,

scalp by the devices used for giving the permanent wave. 1

The slip on cap 14 and its nipples 18 act to reduce the volume of airpassing from the device and thus create more pressure to the hose to thenozzle, and an air relief tube 37 connects the lower part of the fanoutlet with the tubular member 11 and has a damper 38 therein forcontrolling the same. Thus this relief tube will relieve the pressure atthe outlet of the fan when the pressurebecomes too great and therebykeeps the motor from overheating which it will do eventually, and theback pressure of air be comes too great.

Thus it will be seen that this slip on cap -has two functions; first tocreate more pres-1 sure, and secondly to carry the hose andthe pressurecan be regulated byadjusting the damper 38.

This arrangement is one of the-most ime portant parts of the completemachine, as the reducing cap, the specific type of nozzles and the clipand pad combined provides an efficient device which can be used on handoperatedhair drying motor machines as well as stationary motor machines.

Thenozzles are so shaped as to not interfere with the wave producingmachine or. parts andenables the nozzles to be readily passed in betweenthe heating units to direct the air to those portions ofthe scalp'whereitis needed, and desirable.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features ofthe invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood thatchanges may be made in the construction andin the combina- I tion and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is: v

1. A device of the class described comprising a housing, a motor drivenfan in said housing, an ice box, means for introducing air into the box,a connection from the box to the housing, whereby the operation of thefan will draw air thru the ice box into the housing, a discharge for theair from the fan, a nozzle and a hose for connecting the nozzle to saiddischarge.

'2. Means for cooling the scalp during permanent wave operationscomprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet, a motordriven fan inthe casing having the'discharge of the fan casing discharging throughthe outlet of the casing, a conduit connecting the inlet with the outletand a valve in said conduit.

8. Means for cooling the scalp during a permanent wave operationcomprising a casing having an inlet opening and an outlet openingtherein, a motor driven fan in the casing, said fan having its dischargepart in communication with the outlet opening, a removable cap closingthe discharge open-. ing, nipples on the cap for receiving nozzlecarrying hose and means for connecting the inlet of the casing to an airchilling device.

